Compliance, Information and Governance Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Cotham School

Cotham School
Cotham School
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Bristol, United Kingdom

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Hours: 37 per week, some flexible working required (All Year Around), 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years of continuous service

Salary Grade:
Grade 12

Salary/Salary Range:
(£40,221 - £43,421)


Cotham School, a successful, vibrant and diverse 11-18 comprehensive school, is excited to announce that it is recruiting for the newly created key role of Compliance, Information and Governance Officer.


We offer:

  • The opportunity to join a hugely successful and oversubscribed school
  • A wonderfully diverse student body
  • A highly cohesive, experienced and highperforming Senior Leadership Team
  • A committed and enthusiastic staff group
  • Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development
Cotham School is a great place to work.

Our staff are a cohesive, friendly and high performing team of professionals who are keen to welcome new colleagues into our school community to contribute to and share in our achievements.

Join us and you'll receive a wide range of employee benefits including:

- access to employee assistance programme - this includes counselling, physio sessions, menopause support, bereavement support and much more.
- ongoing learning and development opportunities and access to the school CPD library
- at least 5 inset (training) days per annum with the provision of free onsite drinks and meals
- comprehensive induction process
- competitive salaries which are reviewed annually
- family friendly policies and wellbeing support initiatives
- access to online gyms and health sessions
- access to staff sports
- option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
- on site free car parking (when available)
- free eye tests (VDU users) and free annual flu jab


As a diverse school community, we particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented groups with regards to ethnicity, gender, age and disability.


Cotham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All staff will need to be DBS checked.


Closing date:
at 9.00 am


Interview dates:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Post Title:

Compliance, Information and Governance Officer


Grade:

Grade 12 (£40,221 - £43,421)


Hours:


37 per week (All Year Around), 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days after 5 years of continuous service.


Reporting to:

The Director of Finance and Resources


MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Working under the direction of the Director of Finance and Resources to:

  • Ensure that whole school regulatory and legal requirements are met
  • Ensure compliance by the Governors, Headteacher, the Senior Leadership Team and therefore the school with specific aspects of the law, appropriate regulatory frameworks and current guidance.

Including but not limited to:
○ Data Protection

○ Copyright and Intellectual property

○ Educational and Off Site Visits

○ Education, Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) Internal Scrutiny requirements

○ Statutory and non-statutory policies and procedures

  • Undertake the role of Governance Professional coordinating the efficient functioning of a governing board and its committees by providing:
  • administrative and organisational support including the organisation, administration and clerking of all statutory and non-statutory panels
- advice on procedural matters relating to the operation of the board


MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


  • Support the work of the Governing Body through the professional provision of:
○ well informed, researched guidance and support on constitutional, statutory and procedural governance

○ high quality, detailed organisation and administrative support including in conjunction with the Company Secretary updating and maintaining the key information requirements, 'Getting Information About Schools', Companies House and the school website

○ membership management, effectively coordinating onboarding of newly appointed governors including induction and training

  • Ensure that the whole school regulatory and legal requirements are met by:
○ Coordinating, reporting and monitoring whole school Internal Scrutiny inline with the Academies Trust Handbook requirements

○ Working and liaising with the school's external Data Protection Officer (DPO) to provide responsive and ad hoc advice in relation to all data protection matters

○ Coordinating all Freedom of Information and Subject Access Requests across the school to ensure compliance is met

○ Supporting the development and delivery of staff training on GDPR and whole school data protection practices

○ Coordinating all reporting of data protection incidents including near misses

○ Managing the GDPR platform ensuring it is up to date including the maintenance of Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), details of interested parties and information asset registers.

○ Managing and coordinating the school's annual data protection audi
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